Ex-slugger Jose Canseco, prophet of the Juiced, has seen his career drip away. He lost his fortune, his testosterone level, and now his self-respect. Looking for a shot in the butt, Canseco fought 'ex-actor' Danny Bonaduce in an exhibit match last night. Both lost. To the New York Daily News: Jose C...

The rugby athletes -- the guys with leather balls -- occasionally test positive for foreign substances. England's rugby star Matt Stevens tested positive for cocaine following a December match, which earns him a possible 2 year suspension.Interesting that cocaine, a recreational drug, will be treate...

Interesting juxtaposition of events this week. As the Baseball Hall of Fame announced honorees, one sure-fire future Hall of fame candidate -- Roger Clemens (now pictured more frequently in court than on the mound) -- must feel a tightening noose around his legal neck...and must also feel the HOF sl...

Using steroids in preparing for a movie about a washed-up professional wrestler?  Innovative.  And recruit an actor known for drug and alcohol abuse to play the protagonist?  Interesting. Actor Micky Rourke's art apparently mimics real life in his role as a age professional wrestler i...

The new MLB report on doping -- Performance enhancing drugs -- use in baseball reveals the number of Therapeutic Use Exemptions rose last year.  That increase concerns some experts, but not this blog.  If you know athletes you know that many exhibit symptoms of ADHD.  In fact an entir...

Spitting Bill Romanowski says he is in training for the head coaching position of the Denver Broncos.  What does he offer: A fine understanding of steroids, HGH, and every other faddish nutso training gimmicks guaranteed to advance NFL careers;  great connections to BALCO A great mentoring...

The San Francisco Examiner's Bruce Jenkins writes on Jason Giambi's return to the Bay area.  No, not for the Raiders but for the As. It's official now: Jason Giambi has signed for a second stint with the A's. What a grim, borderline-terrible bit of news. Listen, there were few scenes greater th...

Sesil Karatantcheva who became the first women in tennis to be suspended for a positive steroid test returned to action in Australia.  The Bulgarian sat out two years for a positive nandrolone test.  When she tested + for the drug she claimed the result was due to pregnancy.  To The A...

To the 'Supplement Defense' again for Philadelphia Philly reliever JC Romero.  The left-hander says MLB will announce his steroid policy suspension due to taking a contaminated supplement.  To Philly.com: An anguished J.C. Romero wanted to tell his side of the story before Major League Bas...

Medically called gynecomastia, and induced by anabolic steroids, former NFL lineman Dan Clark claims anabolic steroids caused his breasts to swell up so much he needed reduction surgery.  However, he looked good in a bikini on muscle beach. As a side effect of the estrogenic effects of steroids...